Football

Real Madrid needed goals from Francisco "Isco" Alarcon and Karim Benzema to beat a determined Deportivo La Coruna and ensure they remained the La Liga leaders.

Ideye scored twice as West Brom progressed to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with an emphatic 4-0 victory against West Ham United.

Gervinho has been absent for all of January, along with new signing Doumbia, as the pair helped Ivory Coast win the African Cup of Nations.

David Bedford knows all about competing at the highest level of elite sport, and also about life in the less than glamorous world of English non-league soccer.

Pearson once fought off a pack of wild dogs while hiking alone in the Carpathian mountains of Romania so he is used to fending for himself.

Raheem Sterling has been offered "an incredible deal" to stay at Anfield for the foreseeable future, manager Brendan Rodgers said on Monday.

Egyptian authorities suspended national football league matches indefinitely following the death of 22 people in Cairo.

Real Madrid's star striker Ronaldo insisted that his team will make a strong comeback and clinch the La Liga title this year.

Alvaro Morata sealed the result in the 65th as Juventus continued to march toward a fourth successive title.

Real Madrid says there key defender Sergio Ramos has torn his left hamstring and looks set to be sidelined for up to six weeks.

Real Madrid held on to beat Sevilla 2-1 and increase their lead of the Spanish league despite a spate of injuries and not counting on suspended Ronaldo.

Spain's prosecutor asked a National Court judge to investigate Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu in a case of alleged tax fraud in the signing of Neymar.

Messi and Neymar both scored to help Barcelona come from behind twice to beat Villarreal and stay in the hunt for the Spanish league title.

"I'm not saying I'm an angel. I'm no angel. You can see that. But every time I play I will play the same way because that's the way I am," said Costa.

Cuadrado is expected to undergo a medical in London on Saturday ahead of signing a permanent deal with the Premier League club.

"Today is a key date in the electoral calendar. I've made my submission, now the electoral committee follow a process," said Blatter.